Friday, May 1, 2015

This final project was
taken at Comerica Park during a series with the Cleveland Indians, as the fans
cheered on their Tigers. It was a
difficult assignment for me, at first it came out a video but due to technical
difficulties when I put in Adobe Premier Pro it turned into a slideshow.

Also this can be a
learning experience for me to take pictures instead of doing videos it can help
tell the story better. Overall, the
experience of shooting this assignment was awesome because I got the
opportunity to see what the Tiger fans do when enjoying the game and the
overall baseball experience.

These fans were having a
good time at the Pepsi Porch, and all over the stadium. Over 39,000 fans showed up for this game
because it was a good day for them to come to the park because it was 60
degrees and sunny out. Finally, although
it was difficult I had a good time shooting this assignment because I got to
find out what fans do at the ball game while working.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Nick Link mopping up a wet spot on the concourse. Photo taken by Allen Jackson/The South End

So
I decided to take my camera to my job and shoot one of my co-workers
working.Nick Link who was been working
at Comerica Park for three seasons is known as the hardest worker in the event
housekeeping department.He works on the
same level as me on some occasions because we get moved around a lot.So anyway he was willing to cooperate and let
me do this assignment on him.

He
sweeps the concourse, cleans the bathroom maybe two of them if I’m placed
somewhere else and we go on the Pepsi porch/New Amsterdam Bar to check for
trash or sweep up peanut shells mostly.I used my camera to take a picture of Link sweeping, mopping and cleaning
his bathroom.

Overall
this self-portrait assignment was a learning experience for me as I continue in
my journey as a journalist to take pictures when necessary.Also, journalists can take the most unique
pictures like a person outside of a statue at Wayne State or of a person doing
projects or making unique paintings of something.Also, people can take emotional pictures of a
person crying or being devastated after a loss.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Tigers players warming up for opening day. Photo taken by Allen Jackson/South End

So I decided to take my camera to my job at Comerica Park to
shoot opening day. Unfortunately,
shooting with a tablet camera was not the way to go about it. It will give you a low ISO and as a result
the shutter speed will suffer from it.
In one of my photos where I tried to get a picture of one of the
players, I should have went closer to the dugout instead of half way down the
lower bowl.

Tiger fans standing outside in front of the ballpark signing up for Chevy ride and drive in front of the Nikolas Kronwall bobblehead. Photo taken by Allen Jackson/South End

I also took a picture of people holding the United States
flag while the Four Tops were singing the National Anthem. For this picture, I wanted to use shallow
depth of field to focus on the flag.
However, shooting with a tablet camera pales in comparison to shooting
with a DSLR camera. DSLRs gives the best
shutter speeds, higher ISOs and proper f-stops while on tablet camera the three
are limited.

Volunteers holding the U.S. flag while the Four Tops sing the National Anthem. Photo taken by Allen Jackson/South End.

Now for the shooting sports part, it is not easy because when
being a photojournalist you have to get in the right position and have the
proper settings in order to stop the action at just the right time to get a
decent photo. This is why it will be
learning curve for me that tablet cameras won’t cut it in photojournalism.

Friday, April 3, 2015

After taking these pictures around campus, I can come to the
conclusion that cell phone photography will not get journalists anywhere in the
photo part of the business. The fact
that DSLR camera will help get out digital photos in crystal clear style than
on a cell phone where it can come out a little blurry.

Rule of Thirds, Outside Manoogian Hall

Camera operations is also difficult in certain situations
because you have to get in certain positions to shoot accurate photos, give the
proper captions and if it’s a difficult photo to take then people have to shoot
it the first time. In the
photojournalism business we all know that it is more to it than just taking
photos and posting it. We have to watch
out for pictures that can sometimes be out of focus or don’t come the way you
want it.

Another thing is that we have to be careful about ISOs,
shutter speed and proper metering when taking these photos, because if you set
your settings to the wrong ISO or if your f-stop or aperture is not in its
proper then the issue of white balance will come in to play.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

The First Amendment means
from a collegiate standpoint is that we have freedoms but as a student we can’t
take it for granted. As a student,
journalists think that they have all the rights in the world but according to
the five freedoms the rights are limited.
It also means that if journalists are to go into this profession the
First Amendment is always going to be key in terms of taking photos which may
violate someone’s privacy without knowing it.

Now in terms of the
lesson itself, I can come to the conclusion that it is more to it then just
taking photos and posting it on a blog with the proper captions. Journalists need to be super careful when
invading someone’s privacy because they can just take photos and not knowing
that is violating their privacy.

Also a lesson learned is
that the code of ethics can easily be broken and not even know it. It is more to photojournalism then just
taking actual photos and posting it on a blog with the proper captions. Journalists need to be careful of privacy,
violating any of the amendments, false lights, intrusion and especially
copyrighting somebody else’s photo without their permission.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Friday, February 27, 2015

In this lesson about
captions, there is more to photojournalism then just taking pictures and
posting them on a blog or website.Captions are the key thing in making sure that your photos are accurate
and you were actually there.Also, when
taking photos identifying a person, place or thing is one of the most important
keys into writing captions when describing photos.Photojournalists can’t be funny when writing
because the photo isn’t so humorous.

Also, photojournalists
had epic career fails because they posted things that weren’t true.In one of the documents it showed 20 epic
career failed captions where it showed that a misidentified person, a fire on
TV where the caption said “have a great day” just shows that people are not
taking this profession serious.

About AP style it is
important that we figure out that photojournalists have to use whole names in
first reference then last names on second reference after that.Also, where photojournalists get in trouble
is where a “fatal flaw” comes in.Journalists
also tend to sometimes spell people names wrong.It’s important that we spell people’s names
right and be accurate when the media is doing storytelling when describing
photos.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

After doing this cell
phone assignment, I can say that cell phone photography can be a quick bailout
although pictures will be a little blurry comparing to using a DSLR
camera. My assignment was on Wayne State
University’s head football coach Paul Winters announcing to recruits and their
families about the freshmen class that is coming to Wayne State for the 2015
football season.

Coach Winters taking questions from the media

I learned while shooting for sports stories you have to be precise and take pictures at exactly the right time or you will not get the picture that you want.Winters told the crowd during a football futures dinner that this was the best class he ever recruited.He also said that he expected great things out of this class.The recruits consists of 21 from Michigan, six from Ohio and one from Wisconsin.